Location: Edinburgh SLS
Contract Type: Permanent
Posted On: 23/12/2025
Closing Date: 18/01/2026
How To Apply: https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/south/positions/a6OGx3mfnfROZ0Eh-yM0dz
If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Edinburgh Supported Living service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners in our Supported Living Service teams offer practical and emotional support to people in their own homes. We provide a range of support including helping people to develop skills to maintain their tenancies, connect with others, and offer opportunities to access activities, other help resources in the community.
Supporting duties will be across a variety of areas and include emotional and wellbeing support, helping and advising on personal safety and tenancy management, assisting with budgeting and managing finances and accompanying supported people to appointments and social activities. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner will also help supported people to access further information and advice by engaging with other care professionals and local amenities/groups.
As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.
We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.
Application Process: All applications must go through the application process on our website. Only applications completed through our website will be considered. Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship. We can only accept applications from applicants who currently have the legal right to work in the UK, or applicants who have already have an application in progress to obtain the legal right to work in the UK.
Penumbra is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, neurodiverse candidates, and candidates with mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. We will make any reasonable adjustments required to ensure a fair and inclusive process for all. If you think you require reasonable adjustments, please don’t hesitate to contact us at recruitment@penumbra.org.uk.
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